Online Spanish tutorial for beginners. How to start learning Spanish? Why a native Spanish teacher is better for zero level
Speak, write and read Spanish in just two months.
A1 level is Spanish for beginners. If you are starting to learn Spanish from scratch, then you need to start with classes at the A1 level.
Once you have mastered it, you can already do a lot to solve the most important communication problems in Spanish.
With our course, you receive a system of Spanish lessons in a program that meets international standards for foreign language learning, and all the necessary materials and exercises in interactive lessons of various types, which require an average of 120 hours of Spanish lessons to complete.
You can study anytime, anywhere, from any device with Internet access.
You don't have to look for a teacher, tutor or courses. Just start practicing!
You are waiting not only for tasks on memorizing words and grammar rules, but also interesting dialogues, texts, educational series, songs and exercises for them, as well as vocabulary games - everything you need to develop the necessary skills in practice.
With the A1 online course you will be able to:
- say hello and say goodbye,
- congratulate on holidays and achievements,
- express wishes and requests,
- meet new people, introduce yourself and your friends,
- talk about yourself and loved ones, your city and home,
- order drinks and snacks at the bar,
- navigate the city and ask for directions,
- describe appearance and character,
- talk about your daily life and plans, feelings and health, tastes and dreams, weather and habits,
- book the room you need and communicate with the hotel staff,
- fill out questionnaires and forms with your personal data,
- name the time and date of the event or ask the interlocutor about them.
- understand simple written texts, analyze their content, find the necessary information in them, as well as be able to independently tell or write a small text within the framework of the studied topics
- the ability to communicate in a foreign language with an interlocutor who (at your request) speaks more slowly than his usual pace, because it takes more experience to understand Spanish, who usually speak quickly
A1 course program
PHONETICS: Vowel sounds and their corresponding letters in writing. Simple and complex consonants and their transmission in writing. Diphthongs and triphthongs. Sinalef. Stressing rules. Spanish sentence intonation
VOCABULARY: Acquaintance. A family. Numerals. Languages and nationalities.
GRAMMAR: Gender of nouns. Definite article. The preposition DE. Personal pronouns of the Spanish language. The verbs SER, HABLAR, LLAMARSE in the singular present tense
VOCABULARY: City (In the city) Work. Plans. Professions. Basic Spanish verbs
GRAMMAR: The preposition EN in Spanish. The preposition PARA. Adverbs MUCHO, POCO. The verbs SER, TRABAJAR, ESTUDIAR, ESTAR, VIVIR in the present tense. Types of verb conjugation. IR verb. IR turnover a infinitivo
PRAGMATICS and DIALOGUES: Talking on the phone. In the bar. What will you do? ¡Menos mal! Times of Day
VOCABULARY I (About me). Food. Personal information.
GRAMMAR: Reflexive verbs. The verb VENIR. Use of the verbs IR and VENIR. Conjugation and use of the verbs SABER and CONOCER. Gender of nouns in Spanish (generalization). Special cases of the formation of the genus of animate nouns.
PRAGMATICS and DIALOGUES: Personal Information. An expression of misunderstanding. At passport control. Formulas of courtesy. Requests and instructions. What will you eat? Congratulations and emotions in Spanish. Spanish cuisine.
VOCABULARY: How do you look. Face. Clothing. Months and seasons in Spanish. Colors. Appearance adjectives.
GRAMMAR: Intensifiers in Spanish. Title: Tener que infinitivo. Features of the use of articles. Adjectives. Ser and estar with adjectives.
PRAGMATICS and DIALOGUES: Exclamations. Wish a ver si. Appeals. Introductory words of the Spanish language. Don't you have a temperature? How to Compliment in Spain. How to say "beautiful". What does he look like?
VOCABULARY: Tastes. Dreams. Possibilities. Nouns, phrases with verbs in Spanish.
GRAMMAR: Verbs gustar, apetecer. Unstressed form of personal pronouns in the dative case of the Spanish language. The stressed form of personal pronouns in the dative of the Spanish language. The verbs poder and querer. Also, no. También y tampoco. Gerund.
PRAGMATICS and DIALOGUES: Me gustaría ... No me apetece nada ... How to find out the opinion of the interlocutor and express your own. Polite refusal in Spanish. A polite request and permission in Spanish. Spain. At the restaurant.
VOCABULARY: Weather. Hotel. Spanish numerals up to 1,000,000. Time. Frequency adverbs in Spanish
GRAMMAR: Interrogative pronouns in Spanish. The verb venir. Pronouns-adjectives. Indefinite and negative pronouns and adverbs. Impersonal verb forms: hace, hay. Opposition hay, ser, estar. The article lo in Spanish.
PRAGMATICS and DIALOGUES: Preguntas. Climate of Spain. Let's talk about the price in Spain and not only. Dialogue in the hotel. Annoyance and annoyance.
VOCABULARY: Habits. My house. Days of the week in Spanish. Rooms and furniture. Prepositions of place.
GRAMMAR: Presente de Indicativo. Singular y 3ª Persona Plural. Presente de Indicativo. 1ª Persona Singular. Pronombres OD. Pronombres posesivos tónicos. Aquí, ahí y allí. Repaso del Presente de Indicativo, plural. DESDE, HASTA, A partir DE.
PRAGMATICS and DIALOGUES: Te invitan a casa, ¿qué dices? Surprise, mistrust, indifference. Yah? Blimey! Mi día típico. Tiene muchas manías
VOCABULARY: Personal care. Diseases. Body parts.
GRAMMAR: Reflexive verbs. Emotion verbs. Constructions with the verbs TARDAR, SOLER, LLEVAR. Las preposiciones. DOLER verb. Need. Unions of cause and effect. El verbo: formas personales. Los artículos: basic rules for the use of articles.
PRAGMATICS and DIALOGUES: Una mañana normal y corriente. Preguntas y respuestas. Olvidarse y acordarse. Tenemos que ir impecables. Costumbres. Disease symptoms and treatment. How to talk to patients.
Frequently asked questions
1. When can I start exercising?
You can start classes at any time, the main thing is not to postpone the moment of starting classes for a long time. The countdown of the access period starts only from the moment of activation of each of the purchased steps, and not their purchase.
BUT, if a lot of time has passed since the start of the current stream, and the moment of competition with other participants is important for you, then it will be difficult for you to catch up with other participants in the current stream and take first places in the rating. In this case, it is better to wait for the start of a new stream and only then activate the course. The following starts: March 2, April 6, May 4, June 1.
2. Can I pause my classes?
Yes. For you, there is a FREEZE option in your Personal Account on the step tab, with which you can suspend access to the step for a while. You are given this opportunity no more than 3 times in one step. The main thing is not to stretch the pause in the classroom for a long time and do not forget to use the function as soon as the need arose for it. This option is also useful for those who are on frequent business trips or work on a rotational basis.
3. If I buy now, do I have to start practicing right away?
No, you can start whenever you want, even after a day, even after 10 years.
No. In no case. First you activate the first one. When? Whenever you want!
After you deal with it, for example after 35 days, activate the next one.
But then again, you can rest and take a break, or you can start right away.
You yourself make the decision about it.
6. What questions can I contact the curator?
For any: something is incomprehensible in the lesson or in the system of lessons, noticed a technical glitch on the site, there were problems, were forced to interrupt classes, advice is needed - you solve all questions through the curator, by sending a letter to the dedicated address of the intensive or in social networks. The curator periodically checks mail throughout the day or gets in touch on social networks.
10. How to activate a stage and start classes?
After purchasing the required step of the online course, a tab with its name appears in your personal account. When you open this tab, you will see a button "Create a plan". The start of your classes and the countdown of the period of access to the lessons begins only after you yourself click on this button. If you are afraid that you will click on it by accident, then we will reassure you: after clicking it, you will be asked again "Are you sure you want to start classes?" and only after your second consent, the selected stage will be activated.
11. What if I miss a step in time?
In your Personal Account, for a surcharge, you can extend access to the activated step for 10 days or change your tariff to one that has a longer validity period or provides unlimited access FOREVER.
12. How do you collect feedback and why should I trust them?
After the participant completes all the lessons of the step, he is invited to take part in the survey and leave his feedback. When a person leaves a review, he can either consent to its publication or not.
In case of refusal to publish, we use the survey results and reviews only for internal analytics and finalizing the course, taking into account the wishes of users.
If a person has agreed to publish, then his nickname / name is highlighted with a link. By clicking on this link, you can go to the page with a review, where you can also see a photo of the participant, if he uploaded it to the site at will. It also displays information about how many steps of the course he has completed in full so far.
When you complete a Step, you will also be asked to provide feedback on the website.
If you do not want to do this or do not give us permission to publish, then the site will only display information about what you participated in the course and which steps you completed in full. If you want to see how many people have completed at least one stage of the course and get acquainted with their successes, click on the link
13. I don't want to compete!
Can I exclude myself from the rating of participants? Yes. To do this, in your Personal Account after creating a lesson plan on the "Settings" tab, put a "tick" in the appropriate item. In this case, only you will see the statistics of your results, and your name will not appear in the ranking.
14. What if I don't want to play the Games?
Mind-vocabulary games are a great opportunity to repeat words in unusual conditions and an excellent exercise for the brain, therefore many people note their effectiveness in memorizing words. But all people are different, and some do not like games. Therefore, from the new stream, we will make it possible to refuse games. You just need to click on the "Cancel games" button and they will disappear from your lesson plan. But before you give up this tool, first try it in action. We developed them for a reason, but for a teaching purpose.
It is very simple, after on the website, where you will find each step and be able to "walk" through them, try to perform exercises, get acquainted with how the material is being presented and what types of lessons we offer you. Open lessons do not bite, and if you are not yet ready to study seriously and do not know the correct answers, nothing terrible will happen :)
16. How to determine at what level to start studying?
a) Take tests to check your listening and reading skills on our website, as well as your knowledge of grammar and vocabulary. To start classes at the A2 level, you need to get a high result in the A1 level tests; to avoid stress while exercising at the B1 level, you should do well on the A2 level tests.
B) Familiarize yourself with the program (for example, on the Tariffs page, you can download the PDF step plans) and try to perform in the step you are interested in.
C) Contact the tutor (see question 8. How to contact the tutor?), Tell us about your experience of learning Spanish, the problems that arise, as well as the goals and objectives that you set for yourself, and they will select the level that suits you.
17. Where can I get speaking practice?
We have everything in our course to prepare you to communicate in Spanish. And nowadays many services help to find an interlocutor-carrier, and more than one, and for free. To this end, we have prepared two reviews, which, we hope, will help you find not only interlocutors, but also friends, you just need to be active and not be afraid to make contact. If you have studied with us, then you know and can do a lot, and therefore you will definitely cope, you just need to start.
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There are no webinars, since our classes go straight into practice in order to save the student's time, without water and digression. If something is unclear, you need advice, a problem has arisen, contact the curator, all questions are resolved and you get additional explanations.
We only have an online course with the support of a curator. It can be used in addition to classes in courses or with a teacher, in which case the effectiveness of the classes is enhanced. We have many students combining both the course and offline classes, some teachers themselves advise to devote more time in the classroom to speaking practice, creative work with students, and not to parsing the rules and routine work.
23. How can you start learning Spanish on your own?
Our online course was specially designed for self-study of the language, while there is the support of a curator who will answer your questions, if any, give advice, and help solve organizational issues. In addition to materials and tools for working with them, we also help a person not to abandon classes, introduce them into a habit, give a complete plan for each day so that you do not think what and when to do.
24. And if I can’t study, you don’t return the money?
The short answer is NO, but read on for the detailed one.
Our task is to help you get started and finish your studies at least at one of the stages of the course (but we hope you enjoy it and you cannot help but continue). For this, a lot has been done in the course:
If you are in doubt about whether classes are right for you, then try trial lessons.
You can start classes any day.
If something unexpected happened, you can always contact the curator, we will discuss and find the best solution for you.
You have the opportunity to study at any time, a wide variety of types of work, and the selection of material so that you do not need anything else, just go to the site and do what you need with our help according to the plan.
Plus, you will have the support of a curator who will answer questions and help you with advice, and, as mentioned above, will help with organizational issues for the course if you have any problems.
Therefore, we do not return the money, but we will stimulate and push you to study so that you still can.
After all, we are doing the course so that people achieve their goals, get results. A lot of effort has been invested here to help you with this. And from you you need a decision to study, do not hesitate to contact the curator if you have problems, find time for classes, well, and actively study, of course.
The self-instruction manual contains an introductory phonetic course and the main part, consisting of twelve lessons, combined into four sections, with sequential lexical and grammatical exercises. All lexical and grammatical material is offered within the framework of everyday topics. After each section, tasks are given for self-control. At the end of the tutorial there are keys to assignments and short Spanish-Russian and Russian-Spanish dictionaries. The book is addressed to people who begin their independent study of the Spanish language.
The form usted (you) is a form of courtesy and is used when addressing one person; the form ustedes is the plural equivalent of the first and is used when referring to a group of people, each of whom we say "you."
the form vosotros (vosotras) is used when addressing a group of people, each of whom we address with the “you”. When using the vosotros form, we are referring to a group that can consist of men or men and women; when referring to the female group, the vosotras form is used.
Personal pronouns in Spanish are most often omitted before the verb form.
Personal pronouns are mainly used to logically distinguish a speaker, listener, or a third person, or in opposition, for example: Ti eres de Peru, uo soy de Rusia -You are from Peru, and I am from Russia.
CONTENT
Foreword 3
INTRODUCTION PHONETIC COURSE
Vowels Aa, Her, Ii, Oo, Uu 6
Consonants Ff, LI, Mm, Nn, Pp, Tt 6
Consonants Bb, Vv, Ww, Dd 8
Consonants Сс, Zz, Ss 10
Consonants Kk, Qq, Xx 11
Consonants Rr, Chch, Hh 12
Consonants LI 11, Nn 14
Consonants Gg, Jj, Yy 15
Vowel combinations (diphthongs and triphthongs) 17
Spanish stress rules 18
Pronunciation and intonation 18
Conclusion 22
lES USTED RAM6N MOLINO?
LESSON 1
Personal Pronouns 24
Conjugation of the verbs ser, tener 25
Negative Sentence 26
General question 26
Preposition de 26
GLOSSARY 27
DIALOGUES 28
PRACTICAL TASKS 29
LESSON 2
Gender and number of nouns 36
Article 37
Indefinite verb 38
Conjugation of the verbs querer, ir 38
Reflexive verb conjugation llamarse 39
Special Question 40
GLOSSARY 41
DIALOGUES 42
PRACTICAL TASKS 44
LESSON H
Conjugation of estar 54
Dative Personal Pronouns 55
Use of the verb gustar 55
Gender and number of adjectives; agreement of adjectives and nouns 55
GLOSSARY 56
DIALOGUES
Talking on the phone 58
Bar 58
PRACTICE TASKS 59
ADDITIONAL READING
En el tren 68
^ Como se llama este animal? 69
Espaiia 71
SUMMARY 73
CONTROL. Test No. 1 74
RICARDO TIENE MUCHO TRABAJO
LESSON 4
Present indicative tense (Presente de Indicativo) 77
The verb soler, conjugation and usage 78
Obligation construction tener que + infinitive 78
Adverbs tambien and tampoco 78
Preposition con with pronouns 79
GLOSSARY 79
DIALOGUES 81
PRACTICE TASKS 82
LESSON 5
Individual conjugation verb consonant and deviant verbs saber, venir, irse 90
The impersonal form hay 91
Alternative question 92
Possessive pronouns 92
Demonstrative pronouns 93
GLOSSARY 94
Colors 95
DIALOGUES 95
PRACTICAL TASKS 97
LESSON 6
Groups of deviating verbs in the present tense (Presente de Indicativo) 106
Individual conjugation verbs hacer, ver, decir 108
Cardinal numbers 109
Adverbs aqui, alii, asa, alia 110
Adjectives bueno, malo 111
DICTIONARY 111
Weather 112
Seasons 113
Months 113
DIALOGUES 113
At the airport 114
PRACTICE TASKS 115
ADDITIONAL READING
Como cuentan los indios 126
iQue tiempo va a hacer manana? 127
Regiones de Espaiia 129
El clima de Espaiia 132
GENERAL 135
CONTROL. Test No. 2 136
LA FAMILIA ROBLES
LESSON 7
Word formation: the use of diminutive-affectionate suffixes 139
Use of the adverbs muy, mucho and roso 139
Verb construction ir a + infinitive 140
Dative Stress Forms of Personal Pronouns 141
GLOSSARY 142
Days of week 144
Relatives 145
TEXT AND DIALOGUES
La familia.Robles 145
Horn la manana 146
PRACTICE TASKS 147
LESSON 8
The verbs ser and estar with adjectives 164
Comparative degree of adjectives 164
Stress Forms of Possessive Pronouns 167
Accusative personal pronouns (stressed and unstressed) 168
Construction estar + gerund 169
DICTIONARY 169
Looks 171
DIALOGUES
En la fiesta de Eduardo 173
PRACTICAL TASKS 175
LESSON 9
Conjugation of the verb ropeg 186
Participle. Estar + participle 186
Constructions acabar de + infinitivo, dejar de + infinitivo 187
Negative pronouns 187
Unstressed demonstrative pronoun (1о) 187
DICTIONARY 188
DIALOGUES 189
PRACTICAL TASKS 191
ADDITIONAL READING
La tienda de Javier 199
Dos americanos en Espana 200
Verses 202
Regiones de Espana 203
Horoscope 206
GENERAL 212
CONTROL. Test No. 3 214
BUSCANDO UNA CIUDAD IDEAL
LESSON 10
Elapsed tense Preterito Perfecro de Indicativo 216
Omitting the article before addressing 217
Indefinite pronouns algo, alguien, alguno 217
Adverbs formed with the suffix - mente 218
Ordinal numbers 219
DICTIONARY 219
DIALOGUES 221
PRACTICE TASKS 223
Text: Barcelona 230
LESSON 11
Construction seguir + gerund 235
Use of the definite article 235
Indefinite Pronouns todo, mismo 236
Unions rego (but), sino (a), o (or) 237
DICTIONARY 238
TEXT 240
Buscando una ciudad ideal 240
PRACTICAL TASKS 242
LESSON 12
Future Tense Futuro Simple de Indicativo 251
Conjugation of deviant and individual conjugated verbs in Futuro Simple de Indicativo 252
Complicated Prepositions of Place and Time 252
Use of the indefinite article 253
DICTIONARY 254
TEXT 255
PRACTICAL TASKS 257
ADDITIONAL READING
Cuenca: una ciudad de contrastes 269
Un viajero y el mozo 272
Una apuesta 273
Una manzana especial 274
GENERAL 275
CONTROL. Test No. 4 276
KEYS
LESSON 1
TRANSLATION OF DIALOGUES 279
Key to quest number 2 279
Key to quest number 3 280
Key to quest number 6 280
Key to quest number 7 280
Key to quest number 8 281
Key to quest number 10 281
Key to quest # 11 281
LESSON2
TRANSLATION OF DIALOGUES 282
Key to quest # 13.283
Key to quest number 14 283
Key to quest number 15 283
Key to quest number 17 284
Key to quest number 18 284
Key to quest number 20 284
Key to quest number 22 284
Key to quest number 23 285
Key to quest number 25 285
Key to quest number 26 285
Key to task number 27 286.
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Spanish is one of the most beautiful languages in the modern world. It is spoken by more than 500 million people, it is the official language in 27 countries of the world, and is actively used in more than 50 states. It is also one of the official languages of such international organizations as the UN, EU, African Union, Organization of African States and a number of others.
The Spaniards traditionally call their language Castilian, because in addition to official Spanish, they use 5 more of its adverbs and dialects. But when they mention it with other foreign languages, they still call it Spanish.
Also Spanish is quite easy to learn, especially if you already speak any language of the Romance group. Many sounds are the same as in Russian, there are many similarities with English, and words are pronounced as they are written, unlike, for example, French. A relatively simple grammar gives you the chance to master the basics of Spanish in a short time.
Knowledge of Spanish gives you the opportunity to fully enjoy their rich culture. Learning this language is very interesting, because it will help you touch the work of many brilliant writers, poets, musicians, get acquainted with incendiary salsa, romantic bachata, evaluate famous TV shows and programs in their native language.
Spanish is the language of travelers and businessmen, the language of work and leisure. He will open the door for you to a wonderful world and help you in learning about others.
There are many reasons to learn this wonderful language. And the first question that arises after making such a decision: “Where to start? ”.
In learning any foreign language, motivation is first of all important. You must clearly understand why you are doing this and always remember about it. This is perhaps the most important thing.
Learning a language should also be fun, so it is very important to choose the right methodology. It is different for each person. But in no case should you forcefully load information into your memory, tk. it will not bring results, but, on the contrary, will only cause negative emotions and rejection.
There are many options for learning Spanish. You can start studying on your own using the Internet, books, friends and acquaintances, or you can use the services of professional teachers - it's up to you.
If you nevertheless decide to start learning Spanish on your own, then all the issues of organizing the educational process will fall on you. This will require a lot of willpower and self-discipline, but if you can organize yourself, then all efforts will be rewarded with good results. Don't worry about mistakes, because they are a natural part of learning. It is only important to analyze and correct them. Learn not to be afraid of mistakes, and then the learning process will be much easier for you.
It is better to start by learning easy and common words. It is also helpful to memorize whole phrases as the semantic load of the sentence will help you keep them in your memory for a long time.
There are many different ways to learn Spanish. Particular attention should be paid to Español para continuar - Dyshleva I.A., Español en vivo - Nuzhdina G.A., Spanish language - Oscar Perlin, Textbook of the Spanish language. Practical course for beginners Rodriguez-Danilevskaya. Many people use a special computer program Rosetta Stone, because the educational process is designed in an interesting playful way, and a lot of audio materials develop pronunciation and speech technique.
Listening to Spanish songs and watching movies are good options. This will acquaint you with the culture of this wonderful country and will give you the opportunity to train your hearing to comprehend fluent speech. It will be interesting to get acquainted with the series "". This is an adapted series for beginners to learn a foreign language. It is voiced in various languages, including Spanish. The characters speak rather slowly, actively and emotionally gesture, so you can watch it even from the zero level. Another interesting video material is the "Polyglot:" program. It is designed for beginners and provides a unique opportunity to learn a language right at home behind a monitor screen. In the video, the situation of a real lesson is simulated, and the presenter acts as a teacher. A perfectly developed teaching methodology allows you to master the basic knowledge of the language in just 16 hours.
It will also be very useful to use the services of various Internet resources that help in learning Spanish. The most popular among them are livemocha.com, busuu.com, online-spain.com, hispaforum.ru, espanol.su. This will dilute the monotonous study, add interest, and save you from your routine cramming. Also on these sites you can find new friends and like-minded people, talk with people from different countries and get the experience of real communication with native speakers.
All these tips will be useful not only for those who learn Spanish on their own, but also for those who decide to study it in courses or with a teacher. Even if you are studying according to an already compiled program, it will never be superfluous to read or watch something interesting in Spanish.
Ideally, the best way to learn Spanish is to travel to the homeland of this amazing language. You will constantly be able to communicate in Spanish, improve your spoken language faster and get rid of your accent. While in Spain, you will quickly master the language, adapt to life in a new country and linguistic environment, and be able to understand and feel the spirit of Spain and its inhabitants. Many foreign language schools offer a range of Spanish programs in Spain. It would be a very reasonable decision to use their services, you just need to take into account that this step will require a significant amount of time and money from you.
Nowadays, knowledge of foreign languages opens up great opportunities, but today you will hardly surprise anyone with English. The Spanish language will help you in the fastest career growth, will be useful in the countries of Latin America, expand your horizons and open up new horizons.
